Nail holder



June 3, 1930.

O.BREITHAUPT I 1,761,769

NAIL HQIILDER Filed Aug. 10, 1928 I N V EN TOR. 06002 R 4; 4 9?,

ATTORNEY.

Fatentecl June 3,1930

PATENT OFFICE I OSCAR BREITHAUPT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN NAIL HOLDER Application filed. August 10, 1928. Serial No. 298,661.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a nail holder, and has for its object a provision of a nail holder whereby a parallelity of nails may be deposited in a conveying trough and permit-ted to slide to one end thereof from which they may be removed by a magnetic hammer, and in order to prevent the removal of morethan a single nail at a time by the hammer, a magnetis located adjacent to the end of the trough.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision ofa magnetic means for magnetizing the nails moving to the end of the nail holder. 7

Another object will appear hereinafter. The invention consists of a combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will best be understood by the reference to the accompanying drawings, which form'a part of thisspecification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation view of the invent-ion.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation View of the invention, I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

The invention comprises a container, having a chute 8 leading therefrom to deposit the nails in a trough comprising the side members, 9 and 10, which are spaced apart. A sorting arm, 11, is mounted to engage in the trough and arrange the nails, 12, as they pass thereby, so that they will project downwardly in the space between the side members, 9 and 10, the heads of the nails preventing their falling through the trough. Mounted in the outlet end of the trough is a shield comprising side walls, 13 and 14, and a base,15,all formed preferably from a sin gle piece of material. The front wall, 16 is flared outwardly and turned as at 17, to provide a retainer in which the nails may be deposited when supplying oif the forward end of the trough. Mounted between the side walls, 13 and 14:, is a'magnet 18' with the magnetized end adjacent the container 17.

In operation, the device is carried on the cap, or the head of the user and the trough inclined forwardly. The present invention s designed particularly to afford a holder from which the nails may be removed by a magnetic hammer.

, 'Ilie use of the magnet is necessary in order to prevent the magnetic hammer from removing more than a sin, container, 17, at a time. The operation le hail from the the magnet, 18, on the nails has proven most eificient in preventing the removal by the magnetic hammer of more than a nail, thus making a nall holder of this class practlcable for use with a magnetic hammer.

While I have illustrated and describ wish to limit myself to the precise detail the preferred form of construction, I do not structure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variatlons and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a nail holder of the class describe a nail container; a nail receiving trough positioned beneath said container for receiving nails dropping from said container, said trough having a longitudinally extending slot formed therein; a container mounted on and positioned adjacent the forward end of said trough andbelow the same for reception of nails from said trough; and a mag net positioned in said second mentioned container. 1

2. A nail holder of the class described, comprising: a nail container; a trough positioned below said nail container adapted for reception of nails passing from said container, said trough having a longitudinally extending slot formed in its base;

nail receptacle mounted on the forward end In testimony whereof I have signed t foregoing speclfication.

' OSCAR BREITHAUPT. 

